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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 WSU Extension Program2023 4-H Youth Development 4-H education programs empower youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. Jan-May; Sept-Dec: Complete 2022-2023 Afterschool Brinnon School (3d/w) Salish Rescue (in partnership with YMCA) Community Boat Project (Chimacum) math/nautical June-July: Explore 4-H Outreach Classes Fiber Arts Gardening Art August: Jefferson County Fair Youth Capstone Event Posters Public Presentations Showmanship / Fair Entries Annual Record Book Ongoing: Monthly 4-H Council Meetings Community Club Program (9) Horse Cat Livestock (Beef, Goat, Poultry) Robotics Metalworking & Jewelry Making Gardening & Cooking Regional Small Farms Program 2023 Workshops | Classes | Events Cultivating Success Courses •Agricultural Entrepreneurship (Jan-Mar) •Whole Farm Planning (Sept-Dec) Livestock Education •Basic Goat Care & Nutrition (April) •Pasture Mgmt & Kidding (April) •A.I. for Beef Production (Mar) •Mobile Meat Classroom (Fall) Integrated Pest Management •Flea Beetles (July) •Mummy berry (Oct) Crop Production & Soils •Season Planning & Seed Starting (May) •Greenhouse Management (Feb) •Aquaponics (Jan) •On-Farm Composting (June/Oct) Food Safety •PSA Grower Training (Feb) •Developing a Food Safety Plan (Feb) •Basics of Sanitation & GMPs (Feb) Farmer Wellness & Suicide Prevention (Fall) Farm Internships L&I (April) And more! Small Farms Programmatic Focus •Growing/Propagating Sweetpotatoes ~ PNW research trial •21st Annual Farm Tour Steering Committee •Jefferson LandWorks Collaborative Coordinator •USDA Farm to School Grant with Port Townsend School District (through September) •One-on-One Technical Assistance from Specialists (ongoing) •Produce Safety •Small Farm Development •Integrated Pest Management •Livestock •Farmers Market SNAP 2023 Master Gardener Program Engaging university-trained volunteers to empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education. Lecture series at WSU classroom Pop-up clinics Rain gardens Demo park Food Bank Gardens Questions via online, phone calls and emails Monthly articles in Port Townsend Leader Presentations at community events Seed Library 2023 Master Gardener Program January -October: “Ask A Master Gardener” clinics February –March: •Yard & Garden Lecture Series •Fruit Tree Pruning Workshops March-April: Growing Groceries Class May-October: Lunch-n-Learn at Jefferson County Library June: Pollinator Month Education July: Container Gardening Booth August: Jefferson County Fair October -November: Growing Groceries class Engaging university-trained volunteers to empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education. Noxious Weed Control Board •Weed Surveys: 25-hours of surveys on public lands •Weed Control: Fort Worden, City of PT, Solid Waste Facility •Outreach:Herbicide notice in The Leader and to adjacent homeowners, letters to landowners with noxious Weeds •Presentations: PT Parks & Rec Board, Washington Conservation Corps Conference, Home Show •Events: Earth Day Poison Hemlock Pull at Blue Heron Middle School February -April: •Weed Surveys:Continuing to map weeds around the County and in-County Forest Service Roads •Weed Control: Fort Worden, City of PT, PUD •Outreach:Continue sending herbicide and weed notices •Presentations: Farmers Markets, Connecting with Farmers May-July: •Weed Control: Japanese knotweed on City and County Properties August-September: •Cultivating partnerships with Public Agencies, Neighboring Weed Boards, WSDOT, local conservation orgs, schools •Beginning to institute Weed-Free Certifications for gravel / mulch, etc. •Building better educational material for Jefferson County Residents On-Going: 2023 Water Programs Programs about local streams, rivers, wetlands, estuaries and marine waters, providing guidance for restoring and protecting our area of the Salish Sea bioregion through education, stewardship, and community science opportunities. Through May: Engaging the Community in Salish Sea Ecosystem Recovery March-April: Stream Stewards Training April-May: Beach Naturalists Training Ongoing: Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee -Olympia oyster restoration -Rain gardens -Bull kelp monitoring -Forage fish spawning surveys -Derelict crab pot removal -Storm surge monitoring -Eelgrass and shellfish protection no-anchor zones -Education events Ongoing: Shore Stewards Other Extension Activities •Broadband Initiative •SeaGrant •Snap-Ed •Food Bank Grower’s coordinator •Remote Worker’s Certificate